The S & P 500 is projected to end 2025 at 6,630, according to the average forecast in the poll. So, where are the best opportunities to put $50,000 to work with some risk involved? His largest allocation is $20,000 to the Vanguard Growth ETF (VUG), which has a 0.04% expense ratio and has returned about 37% year to date. It has outperformed the S & P 500 over the course of the last 10 years without adding much more market risk, he added. As protection against anticipated tariffs from the incoming administration, Humphries would invest $5,000 in the Vanguard Small-Cap Growth ETF (VBK).

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Persons: Schwab, Anthony Saglimbene, financials, Trump, Saglimbene, James Humphries, Humphries, Mitchell Goldberg, VIG, Goldberg, Chuck Failla, Failla Organizations: CNBC Market, CNBC, Ameriprise, Wealth, Vanguard, Intelligence, Innovation Fund, Growth, nab, Nasdaq, Sovereign Financial Group, Trust Locations: U.S